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GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1993 - SECT 66

GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1993 - SECT 66

66—Tribunal must give notice of proceedings

        (1)         The Tribunal must give the following persons reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearings of proceedings before the Tribunal:

            (a)         the applicant;

            (b)         the person to whom the proceedings relate;

            (c)         the Public Advocate;

            (d)         such other persons as the Tribunal considers have a proper interest in the matter.

        (2)         Despite subsection (1)—

            (a)         the Tribunal is not obliged to give notice of proceedings to a person if the person's whereabouts cannot, after reasonable enquiries, be ascertained; and

            (b)         the Tribunal may, if satisfied that urgent action is required in proceedings before the Tribunal, make an order (or any other decision) as a matter of urgency without complying with subsection (1), with effect for a period not exceeding 21 days as directed by the Tribunal.